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VIDEO: Men's Soccer Team Returns to Charlottesville

By Drew Precious | December 14, 2014

The Virginia Men's Soccer team arrived in back in Charlottesville Sunday evening, returning home from a seventh national championship win against UCLA in Cary, NC.

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Lucky Number Seven

By Robert Elder | December 14, 2014

In a battle between two of the nation’s elite soccer programs, Virginia (14-6-3) defeated second-seeded UCLA (14-5-5) — prevailing 4-2 in penalty kicks after a scoreless regulation and two extra-time periods — to win the program’s seventh national championship.

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Virginia seeks return to College Cup

By Robert Elder | December 3, 2014

Now just one game stands in the way of a return trip to the College Cup — an NCAA Quarterfinal matchup against No. 8 Georgetown (14-4-4, 6-2-1 Big East) in Washington, D.C. Saturday.

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Farewell, Landon Donovan

By Chanhong Luu | December 2, 2014

As Landon Donovan prepares to play his last MLS game, I’d like to take a second to relive and thank him for the “Oh My Gosh! That Was Amazing!” moments I was fortunate enough to see during his 15-year career.

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​Men’s soccer avenges Notre Dame, heads to NCAA quarterfinals

By Robert Elder | December 1, 2014

After defeating North Carolina-Wilmington 3-1 last Sunday and seeing top-seeded Notre Dame (12-5-4, 6-1-1 ACC) snatch a narrow 2-1 victory against Ohio State in their respective second round matchups, the Cavaliers had a chance at revenge.

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Virginia readies for 34th-consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance

By Jacob Hochberger | November 20, 2014

The Virginia men’s soccer team last competed nearly two weeks ago in a disheartening 3-0 defeat in the ACC Quarterfinals against Notre Dame. After making it to the ACC Championship game last season, this was not the stepping-stone the Cavaliers wanted.

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Weekend Previews: Nov. 7-9

By Cavalier Daily Sports Staff | November 6, 2014

“The Skinny” on Virginia men’s soccer, field hockey, volleyball, and swim and dive

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Men's soccer survives physical clash against Hokies

By Robert Elder | November 6, 2014

Junior midfielder Todd Wharton converted a penalty kick for No. 15 Virginia (10-5-2, 4-3-2 ACC) in the 55th minute, which ultimately proved sufficient to take down Virginia Tech (7-8-2, 2-6-1), 1-0, for the second time this season to advance to the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament on Sunday.

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Men’s soccer battles North Carolina to a 1-1 draw

By Robert Elder | November 2, 2014

The No. 21 Virginia men’s soccer team (9-5-2, 3-3-2 ACC) knew it could not afford to enter postseason play with three consecutive ACC losses, and after a gritty performance Saturday night against No. 6 North Carolina (12-4-1, 5-2-1 ACC), it won’t.

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Virginia faces UNC in regular season finale

By Robert Elder | October 30, 2014

From this point forward, No. 21 Virginia’s (9-5-1, 3-3-1 ACC) schedule will not get any easier, as it will travel to face No. 6 North Carolina (12-4-0, 5-2-0 ACC) Saturday to close both teams’ regular seasons.

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Men’s soccer falls on Senior Night against Wake Forest, 2-1

By Robert Elder | October 27, 2014

Despite putting forth its most aggressive offensive effort of the season, the No. 22 Virginia men’s soccer team found itself on the losing end Friday in the program’s senior night match against ACC-rival Wake Forest.

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​Men’s soccer falls at Clemson, 2-1

By Robert Elder | October 20, 2014

The No. 10 Virginia men’s soccer team continued its woes against Clemson Friday night, as the Cavaliers dropped their third consecutive match against the Tigers, 2-1.

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Brown, Virginia men's soccer prep for Clemson

By Robert Elder | October 15, 2014

Virginia is preparing for its next conference test, as it will travel to face Clemson (6-6, 3-2 ACC) on Friday night. While the Cavaliers have not defeated the Tigers since 2010 – they suffered 2-0 defeats in both 2012 and 2013 – Virginia plans on finally breaking the streak this year.

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Cavaliers down George Mason, 1-0

By Robert Elder | October 8, 2014

On a rain-soaked night in George Mason Stadium, the No. 14 Virginia men’s soccer team (7-3-1, 2-1-1 ACC) dealt the Patriots (7-2-2, 0-1-0 Atlantic 10) their second consecutive loss as the Cavaliers battled to a 1-0 victory.

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Men’s soccer cruises past Pittsburgh, 3-0

By Robert Elder | October 6, 2014

The No. 19 Virginia men’s soccer team defeated ACC rival Pittsburgh Saturday, 3-0. The Cavaliers (6-3-1, 2-1-1 ACC) have now outscored the Panthers (3-4-1, 0-3-1 ACC) 13-0 in the programs’ only four matches.

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Weekend Previews: Oct. 3-5

By Cavalier Daily Sports Staff | October 3, 2014

A brief look at Virginia men's soccer, field hockey, and men's cross country's weekend matchups.

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​Men’s soccer falls at Syracuse, 1-0

By Robert Elder | September 29, 2014

The Virginia men’s soccer team lost its second-straight match Saturday when the No. 2 Cavaliers (4-3-1, 1-1-1 ACC) fell against No. 18 Syracuse (8-1-0, 2-1-0 ACC), 1-0.

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Weekend Previews: Sept. 26-28

By Cavalier Daily Sports Staff | September 25, 2014

A look ahead at this weekend’s biggest sporting events.

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No. 2 Virginia men's soccer upset by upstart No. 20 Davidson, 2-1

By Robert Elder | September 25, 2014

Merely days after moving up to No. 2 and earning a first place vote in the polls, the Virginia men’s soccer team was dealt their second loss of the season Wednesday night.The Wildcats came out strong, but it was the Cavaliers that led at halftime. However, two second half goals within eight minutes of each other were enough for Davidson (4-0-2, 0-0-0 A-10) to pull a 2-1 upset against Virginia (4-2-1, 1-0-0 ACC).

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No. 7 Men's soccer, No. 5 Notre Dame battle to draw

By Robert Elder | September 21, 2014

Just as in their last meeting, Virginia and Notre Dame battled right to the finish in Sunday’s game.